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Salma Hayek Shows Off Her Gray Hairs In Latest Epic Selfie With Penélope Cruz—'Your Gray Hairs Are Beautiful'

December 22, 2023 by Marissa Matozzo
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It’s no secret that Salma Hayek is an eternal beauty, and fans continue to marvel over her graceful aging and stunning face-framing gray strands in her hair.

Hayek, 57, recently paid homage to her longtime friend Penélope Cruz in a new Instagram post and joint selfie. Many fans can’t get enough of the dynamic duo, and how Hayek continues to embrace natural signs of aging in posts for her 27.7 million followers.

On December 16th, Hayek shared a photo collection post in honor of her friend Cruz, 49, and its first image showed the two actresses embracing each other while donning chic ensembles at the Mandarin Oriental Residences in Beverly Hills.

The Eternals star sported a brown, curve-hugging leather gown with a low-cut neckline while the Vicky Cristina Barcelona star went for a tweed, all-white get-up with shimmering silver buttons.

 

 

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Salma Hayek Flaunts Natural Gray Strands in Radiant Selfie with Penélope Cruz

Hayek captioned her upload: “I’m so proud of you, my brilliant friend, for your outstanding performance in FERRARI.” The Oscar winner continued: “Your talent will never fail to amaze me, here’s to you my friend!” In the pic, Hayek can be seen wearing subtle eyeliner, voluminous lashes, rosy blush and a dark pink pout while Cruz dazzled up her features with kohl-rimmed liner, sky-high lashes, glowing blush and a glossy pink lip.

While the Vanilla Sky star parted her chestnut brown locks to the side and pinned in a half-up, half-down style, Hayek wore her raven hair down, parted in the center and styled sleek-straight, with several natural gray strands at her crown area on display. As seen in her comment section, Hayek’s fans praised the Magic Mike’s Last Dance star for choosing to show off her grays.

“Your gray hairs are beautiful,” one wrote as another added that she “aged so well.” Someone else replied: “just love your gray hair, strong, chic and feminine!” Others expressed love for seeing the two “beauties” together, as one wrote “friendship goals” and another commented: “so much talent in one picture.” In other photos in the round-up carousel, Hayek posed with fellow notable names at the star-studded affair like Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart and Alicia Silverstone.

 

 

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This also isn’t the first time that Hayek has wowed her fanbase with her natural beauty. Back in August, she delighted her IG followers once again with an unfiltered, makeup-free snapshot of herself with a windswept hairdo. Hayek posed in a hammock, fresh from a swim in the ocean. Naturally, fans couldn’t stop praising the Black Mirror star’s natural radiance and effortlessness, as evidenced by the shower of compliments in the post’s comments section.

Many praised her “agelessness” and “natural beauty.” One wrote: “You look absolutely stunning” as another added: “I love the gray!” Someone else noted that Hayek looked “sunkissed and beautiful” as others conveyed their thoughts with heart-eyes and fire emojis.

 

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In July, Hayek shared a 3-part post to IG that included close-up selfies that were taken in a car. The Mexican-American actress smiled for the camera without a drop of makeup, and with her gray hairs glimmering in the sunlight “Here is a tip to cover your white hair without dyeing it,” Hayek wrote in her caption, adding: “don’t wear your glasses on your hair!!! Bring on the wisdom.”

Fans loved to see Hayek embrace her silver strands, with one commenting: “Gorgeous!! Show those stripes off Salma!! Become a #silversister.” Another replied: “White hair is beautiful!” (We couldn’t agree more!)

 

Author:

Former Senior Staff Writer

Marissa is a Brooklyn-based journalist and former senior staff writer at SheFinds, specializing in pop culture, entertainment, and lifestyle topics. She crafted engaging, SEO-driven content on celebrity style, entertainment news, beauty trends, and wellness. Her work, including red carpet coverage and features on fashion, music, film, and NYC culture, has appeared in PAPER Magazine, Paste Magazine, The Knockturnal, Bandsintown, and more. When not writing, you can find her with her nose in a great book, at an indie concert, vintage shopping or visiting the best coffeeshops in NYC.

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